The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-11


year ago this August, It's saved q
good number Of lives already. too"
There was no reply from the old lady,
but the bright face of May Trevor look
ed up at him, for 1t was she and her
grandmother, Mrs Brandleth. They
had come 10 see and stay n month at
the place where Alice's married. life
had been spent and had left her now
at the lodging, too tired to come out;
besides, the sea was always dreary
book with terrible past history to her.
Yes, MISS" he went on, encouraged
by the look, II owe my life to life
boat-not this one, but to life boat
many years ago-that is, nine last
spring. We were took up by one, me
and two others, just as we had given
up all hopes and were clingng to al
most the last bit of spar left. She was
boat of an American that took us up,
and belonged to ship that was bound
outwards. There were only us three
saved from the wreck, and one of us
died"
Sand did the other live?" May ask
ed.
Yes. miss but he kept it secret. He
was poor, you see, and his wife's moth
er had behaved badly, and let him and
his wife and children almost starve,
though she had plenty. SO when he'd
make enough to come back, without a
penny in his pocket, and came here and
found that he was counted dead, and
that his wife had gone to her mother
| with the little ones, he thought it no
| use to take them back to starve again,
so he determined not to let her know
he was alive till he'd money enough to
keep them. So he went back to
America. He wanted me to go with
him, but says, No, sir, 'tisn't money
want, but just the sea-faring life I've
been used to, TO make me happy How
ever he went, and he's made a lot of
money; twas he sent me the money to
get yonder little craft with, now that l
felt inclined to settle down bit; he
wished me to come here because it was
where he lived before he set sail. "
Mrs. Brandleth looked up at him
with startled eyes, and lips that would
scarcely move.
"Where is he nowp' she asked,
while the color died from Mays face,
and her hands nervously clasped
themselves together
He's gone to seek his wife, and tell
her he's not dead, She'd have her
sorrow over mourning for him. when
he first got back, you see so he never
let her know. He'll be over there by
tomorrow or next day, ! expect.
Mrs. Brandleth rose, piteously clasp
ing the sailors hands. Tell me his
NAME" she said, feebly.
"Mr. Trevor, ma am; he's doctor
-" She heard no more, but sank
fainting at Mays feet. $500
II always felt that Alice laid his
death at my door," she said, when she
opened her eyes; shell forgive me
now, and he will, too. for have taken
care of you both for him.
A telegram was sent out that after
noon to tell Hugh Trevor that he
would find his wife and child where
years before he had leftSthem. And
then they waited with an impatience
and happiness that seemed almost too
much to bear, till that happy day
should come when the train, which
years before had seemed to little Frank
to come from some unknown world,
should bring the lost one back again.
IF had known it all these years"
Alice said. at would have been better
to have told me-
1T was my fault dear" Mrs. Brand
leth said. He thought you would have
refused my help, perhaps, if he lived,
and be could not do much for you.
Tom Hardy says he has been working
all these years to endow you with his
earnings at last" And thus the one
unkind thought vanished.
Il think | will go and meet him. "
Alice had said at first, meaning to go
to Southampton and bring him back
TO Drayton; but she gave mp the idea
long before she received the telegram
from him to say he had reached Eng
land. for Mrs. Brandlelh had broken
down beneath the excitement and long
years of her busy life. and was i'll and
failing. SO when the day came at last
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